"Having a federal judiciary that´s diverse is important for a number of reasons ... we want that diversity of experience, of knowledge ... but we also want the American public to be able to look at the bench, to look at judges, and to understand that ... '˜This represents America in all of its forms.'"

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After the death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia left an opening in the highest court, for the first time in history an Asian American was a finalist for the position, showing the strides that Asian-Americans are making in the legal profession. With Tina Matsuoka Executive Director at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.
Matsuoka stated, "Having a federal judiciary that´s diverse is important for a number of reasons ... we want that diversity of experience, of knowledge ... but we also want the American public to be able to look at the bench, to look at judges, and to understand that ... '˜This represents America in all of its forms.'"
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Tracy’s Kids is an organization created to help young cancer patients and their families cope with the emotional stress and trauma of cancer and its treatment through art and play therapy.
On February 27, 2018, Tracy’s Kids hosted its annual “And the Winner is…” red carpet fundraising event featuring Second Lady of the United States Karen Pence, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) and more. This organization not only ensures children and families are emotionally equipped to fight cancer, but also preparation for a cancer-free future.

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As part of the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, the Small Business Administration is studying how the practice of Multiple Award Contracts impacts the ability of women-owned and other socio-economic categories of small businesses to compete for government work. Jane Campbell, President of Women Impacting Public Policy discusses the SBA study, which is in response to a WIPP report regarding women owned businesses and government contracts.

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The LGBTQ population continues to struggle with stigmas and isolation. For this population, technology - including smartphones, high-speed networks and other current and emerging technology - can be a lifeline, especially for those in smaller towns and rural communities. Chris Wood, Executive Director of LGBT Tech joins Robert Traynham for a discussion about the unique issues impacting the LGBTQ community and how technology can help contribute to a sense of community. This discussion continues in part 2 (LGBT Community and Technology).
Interview recorded on May 17, 2017. Hosted by Robert Traynham. Part 1 of 2.
Visit LGBT Tech on the web, on Facebook or follow on Twitter. Visit the website for the PowerOn program.
Read a partial transcript of this interview below:
Traynham: Communicating with smartphones is part of everyday life for most Americans. And for the LGBT community, technology has helped forge a sense of community. But obstacles and challenges remain for this population. Hello, everyone, and welcome to "Comcast Newsmakers." I'm Robert Traynham. Joining me is Christopher Wood. He's the co-founder and executive director of LGBT Tech. Christopher, it's always good to see you. Welcome to the program.
Wood: Thank you for having me.
Traynham: Let's talk about some of the challenges. As I mentioned a few moments ago, we all use a smartphone to communicate with our friends and loved ones, with work, and so forth. But as I understand it, in the LGBT community, there are some unique challenges. Explain.
Wood: So, our community uses technology for a variety of reasons, and the way that it may be different for LGBT youth or LGBT individuals is connecting with friends, finding healthcare information, even down to identifying and coming out -- finding themselves to come out. It is different for us in building that community for ourselves. And it's not just tied to smartphones. It can be anywhere that there's access to the Internet. Being able to connect with individuals who they can relate to on social networks or find information around healthcare is very important for them.
Traynham: And I would assume that if, in fact, you're in a rural community or perhaps an isolated community -- "isolated" meaning maybe you're in an urban area, but there's no one that you feel like you can talk to -- your phone or perhaps technology can almost transport you to another world, virtually.
Wood: Absolutely, absolutely. And that, for individuals who may have found a center or may go to a local library, that connection point may be their only lifeline in that community to somebody that they can identify with, especially as we're having kids come out younger or kids who are realizing within themselves that they do not identify with the male or female body that they are currently -- feel that they're in.
Traynham: Sure. Christopher, I want to chat for a few moments about Power-On. I understand that this is a program that does a lot in the community. Specifically, what does it do, and what is it
Wood: So, we take lightly-used technology from --
Traynham: Define "lightly-used."
Wood: [ Laughs ]
Traynham: Is that a year-old, a 6-month-old, or what
Wood: Any technology, at this point.
Traynham: Okay, okay.
Wood: And anywhere from Cisco servers, all the way to individual laptops, tablets, Cisco phones. We will take all that technology. We will recycle it. We will sell it to go ahead and get money and put it back into the program to buy new computers or refurbish computers that we receive for laptops, tablets, and be able to put those -- cellphones -- and we'll be able to put those into LGBT centers around the country that are then there for youth or individuals within the center or that community to use, and we can -- the individual centers can pass that technology all the way to a youth that has graduated a program, is in a stable housing area, help them get online.

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Measurements of census accuracy since 1940 have shown a constant, disproportionate undercount of specific population subgroups such as minorities, young children and renters. Vanita Gupta, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights shares a conversation on the importance of an accurate census and its direct impact on equal representation and equal access to governmental resources for all Americans.

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